Limeux, Cher

Limeux
The church in Limeux The church in Limeux
Limeux
Location within Centre region Limeux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Lury-sur-Arnon
Intercommunality	Vals de Cher et d'Arnon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Monique Convergne
Area1	13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	149
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18128 / 18120
Elevation	127–149 m (417–489 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Limeux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated between the valleys of the rivers Cher and Arnon some 12 miles (19 km) south of Vierzon at the junction of the D23 and the D123 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	157	—
1968	163	+3.8%
1975	144	−11.7%
1982	133	−7.6%
1990	158	+18.8%
1999	145	−8.2%
2008	149	+2.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
• The castle of Saragosse, built in the fourteenth century.
• The thirteenth-century chapel of the old priory of Saint-Laurent de Manzay.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Limeux on the Quid website (French)